Greek and Roman sales for All3Media

A raft of international broadcasters have picked up Greek and Roman history shows from All3Media International.

SBS in Australia, AMC Networks International (central and eastern Europe), TVO (Canada) and Top TV (New Zealand) have all pre-bought upcoming BBC2 series Meet the Roman Empire (pictured), which is produced by All3Media prodco Lion Television.

The four-part series is presented by Mary Beard and examines the Romans’ legacy. Australia’s Foxtel, meanwhile, has bought Lion’s one-hour special Pompeii: Life Before Death.

Other classical doc deals include Brave New Media’s Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome heading to AMCNI (Czech Republic, Hungary), Foxtel (Australia, New Zealand), FTV Prima (Czech Republic), HRT (Croatia), MTG (Scandinavia and CEE), RTVE (Spain) and SBS (Australia).

The Other Pompeii – Life and Death in Herculaneum has been picked up by Discovery for China and Italian-speaking Europe. It has also been acquired by AMC (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary), Foxtel (Australia), FTV Prima (Czech Republic), HRT (Croatia), IMC Vision (UK DVD), MTG (Scandinavia and CEE), SBS (Australia) and Latvian Television (Latvia).

Stephen Driscoll, executive VP, EMEA and Canadian sales at All3Media International, said: “By approaching Greek and Roman classical history from a new and innovative perspective, these intelligent and ambitious documentaries continue to prove a stand-out hit in our factual portfolio. This host of new deals is a fantastic example of their strong potential and versatility.”